Rishi Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88684 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-147 Year-2025 Thana- SONHAN District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== Rishi Kumar Son of Chandrabhan Ram R/o Village - Kirkala, P.S. - Sonhan, Distt. - Kaimur at Bhabhua. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Jay Prakash Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Pushpa Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 06-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under section 309 (6) of the BNS and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner was moving on a Luna motorcycle in the market when three persons on another motorcycle intercepted him, snatched his bag and opened fired. During the course of treatment, informant's brother, namely, Yudhisthir Seth succumbed to his injuries.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in connection with the present case. It is further submitted that the First Information Report was lodged against unknown miscreants. During the course of investigation, co-accused, namely, Ritik Roushan @ Bobby in his confessional statement

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88684 of 2025(2) dt.06-01-2026 2/2 has stated that he himself fired at the back of Yudhisthir Seth. It is further submitted that nothing has been recovered from his conscious possession. It is also contended that the petitioner is a co-villager of the informant, despite this, the informant did not identify the petitioner. Save and except the confessional statement of the co-accused, there is no material to connect the petitioner with the alleged occurrence. It is further submitted that the petitioner has only one criminal antecedent in which he is already on bail. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 07.08.2025.

5.

Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of regular bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Sonhan P.S. Case No. 147 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaimur at Bhabua.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Jagdish/- U T